Shimla, Feb. 9 -- Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said that they will challenge the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) discontinuation by the Centre, both politically and legally, adding that the move threatens the state's financial backbone and can be resolved only through political intervention by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Calling the situation a "grave challenge" for the state, Sukhu said, "We will fight like a soldier for the rights of the state. We will fight this battle politically and legally, and we appeal to the Opposition to think in the larger interest of Himachal. We are ready to go to Delhi and meet the PM along with BJP MPs and MLAs to take up this issue. I think once the provision of RDG is gone, it w...